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78736

ZIP 78736 is in Austin, Texas, mostly in Travis County; area codes 512 and 737; Central time. Austin has 74 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Travis +1 more
Population
9,651
Coordinates
30.2484, -97.9497
☼ Live from 78736 — Austin, TX

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Where 78736 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 78736
  • 🔢 Type 78736 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gELBL — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 78,736 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 19 × 37. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011001110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 78735 (Austin, TX, 5 mi away) and 78737 (Austin, TX, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 78736 becomes 63787 — and that is a real ZIP code: Zalma, MO, 653 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (36877, 37687, 37867, 37876, 38677, 38767, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83677 in Yellow Pine, ID, 1,387 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther south than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 77%.
  • 🎯663 miles south of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 78736 and you would come out at 30.25°S, 82.05°E — 1,457 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 10h 12m.
  • 📏 At 22.3 square miles of land, 78736 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,651This ZIP9,651
Households4,443This ZIP4,443
Housing units4,705This ZIP4,705
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Texas35.6US 38.9
Median household income$93,805This ZIP$93,805Texas$78,476US $80,734
Median home value$573,100This ZIP$573,100Texas$283,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,830This ZIP$1,830Texas$1,403US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.2%This ZIP57.2%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density432.9 / sq miThis ZIP432.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments284This ZIP284
Employees2,847This ZIP2,847
Annual payroll$184,259,000This ZIP$184,259,000
Tax returns filed4,700This ZIP4,700
Total adjusted gross income$643,667,000This ZIP$643,667,000

Land area

Land area22.30 sq miThis ZIP22.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 78736 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Travis County 96.7%
Hays County 3.3%

Other place names in 78736

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ZIP codes near 78736

ZIPCityDistance
78738 Austin, TX 4.7 mi
78737 Austin, TX 4.9 mi
78735 Austin, TX 5.0 mi
78749 Austin, TX 6.0 mi
78739 Austin, TX 6.1 mi
78733 Austin, TX 6.4 mi
78716 Austin, TX 7.2 mi
78746 Austin, TX 9.0 mi
78734 Austin, TX 9.1 mi
78745 Austin, TX 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 78736?

78736 is in Austin, Texas, in Travis County, part of the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metropolitan area. Its published point location is 30.2484, -97.9497.

What county is 78736 in?

78736 spans 2 counties: Travis County and Hays County. Most of it falls in Travis County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 78736?

Austin uses area codes 512 and 737, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 78736 in?

78736 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 78736?

About 9,651 people live in ZIP code 78736, in 4,443 households, at 432.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 78736?

$93,805 a year, against $78,476 across Texas.

What ZIP codes are near 78736?

The closest are 78738 (4.7 mi), 78737 (4.9 mi), 78735 (5 mi), 78749 (6 mi) and 78739 (6.1 mi).

Is 78736 a PO Box ZIP code?

78736 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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